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Promoting civil soc...
Promoting civil society in contemporary Poland : Gendered results of institutional changes
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- Korolczuk, Elzbieta (författare)
- Södertörns högskola,Sociologi
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(creator_code:org_t)
- 2013-06-12
- 2014
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: VOLUNTAS - International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. - : Springer. - 0957-8765 .- 1573-7888. ; 25:4, s. 949-967
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Abstract
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- This paper is a contribution to the ongoing discussion concerning factors determining the development of civil society in a post-state socialist context. It examines the financial mechanisms designed to promote civic engagement in Poland, including EU grants and the so-called ‘percentage law’ that allows citizens to support NGOs of their choice with 1 % of their taxes. A detailed analysis of these mechanisms demonstrates that they are advantageous for some types of non-governmental organizations and not for others. Instead of enhancing the situation of the whole sector, they tend to support NGOs that already have substantial resources and hold a strong position vis-à-vis the state. Moreover, organizations and groups fighting for issues considered to be controversial—such as women’s NGOs advocating for the right to abortion or criticizing authorities for their lack of concern when it comes to violence against women—have limited chances to gain financial support from both the state and those sources that are independent from the state. This shows how seemingly gender-neutral institutional arrangements may bring gendered results. The following analysis is based on available statistics (several reports provided by the Klon-Jawor Association, Social Diagnosis Reports from 2007 and 2011) and qualitative data (semi-structured interviews and discourse analysis of the Polish media).
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Sociologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Sociology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- civil society
- women's organizations
- NGOs
- Poland
- percentage laws
- EU grants
- Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning
- Baltic and East European studies
- Politics, Economy and the Organization of Society
- Politik, ekonomi och samhällets organisering
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- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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